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VISCERAL LARVA MIGRANS SYNDROME
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Descriptor
English
:
Larva Migrans, Visceral
Descriptor
Spanish
:
Larva Migrans Visceral
Descriptor
Portuguese
:
Larva Migrans Visceral
Synonyms
English
:
Visceral Larva Migrans Syndrome
Tree Number:
C03.335.508.523.780
C03.335.508.700.100.868.420
Definition
English
:
A condition produced in man by the prolonged
migration
of animal nematode larvae in extraintestinal
tissues
other than
skin
; characterized by persistent hypereosinophilia,
hepatomegaly
, and frequently pneumonitis, commonly caused by
Toxocara canis
and
Toxocara
cati.
Indexing Annotation
English
:
note category: a
disease
; in human only, caused by
Toxocara
: coord IM with
TOXOCARA CANIS
(IM) if caused by T. canis but not with
TOXOCARA
if by T. cati; in animal probably =
TOXOCARIASIS
History Note
English
:
1968
Allowable Qualifiers
English
:
BL
blood
CF
cerebrospinal fluid
CI
chemically induced
CL
classification
CO
complications
CN
congenital
DI
diagnosis
DH
diet therapy
DT
drug therapy
EC
economics
EM
embryology
EN
enzymology
EP
epidemiology
EH
ethnology
ET
etiology
GE
genetics
HI
history
IM
immunology
ME
metabolism
MI
microbiology
MO
mortality
NU
nursing
PS
parasitology
PA
pathology
PP
physiopathology
PC
prevention & control
PX
psychology
RA
radiography
RI
radionuclide imaging
RT
radiotherapy
RH
rehabilitation
SU
surgery
TH
therapy
TM
transmission
US
ultrasonography
UR
urine
VE
veterinary
VI
virology
Record Number:
24224
Unique Identifier:
D007816
Occurrence in VHL
:
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